The pope also prayed for children who “grow up without hope, lacking education and health care” and elderly people “who are cast off by a selfish culture,” according to Catholic news site Crux.

In ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message Pope calls for wounds to be healed in South Sudan + Democratic Republic of Congo and for hearts to be opened to ‘dialogue and mutual understanding’ #Easterpic.twitter.com/lbEUpWNoUW